I've found that my bookmarks disappear when a book is on the SD card so I always put the book I'm currently reading in internal memory.

I have just a little over 4 megs in my internal memory, but for some reason it reads only 233 kb available, which blocks me from adding another book. I've deleted and deleted and deleted with the only result that it went from 234 kb available to 233!! I'm on the 538 build and avoided the latest firmware updates (and the problems with same).

Anyone have any ideas I can get it to give me the 64 Megs of internal memory back?

I've found that my bookmarks disappear when a book is on the SD card so I always put the book I'm currently reading in internal memory.

I have just a little over 4 megs in my internal memory, but for some reason it reads only 233 kb available, which blocks me from adding another book. I've deleted and deleted and deleted with the only result that it went from 234 kb available to 233!! I'm on the 538 build and avoided the latest firmware updates (and the problems with same).

Anyone have any ideas I can get it to give me the 64 Megs of internal memory back?

Could there be some sort of hidden file hogging the memory?

Try taking all the ebooks, music and pictures off and see what your memory reading is... You should get around 54MB with just the fonts and system files in there.

I've found that my bookmarks disappear when a book is on the SD card so I always put the book I'm currently reading in internal memory.

I have just a little over 4 megs in my internal memory, but for some reason it reads only 233 kb available, which blocks me from adding another book. I've deleted and deleted and deleted with the only result that it went from 234 kb available to 233!! I'm on the 538 build and avoided the latest firmware updates (and the problems with same).

Anyone have any ideas I can get it to give me the 64 Megs of internal memory back?

Could there be some sort of hidden file hogging the memory?

Definitely sounds like a problem you need to fix. Did you ever run checkdisk on the system? Perhaps it has some recovered files that you need to erase. Also look for temp files that might be left behind.

Definitely sounds like a problem you need to fix. Did you ever run checkdisk on the system? Perhaps it has some recovered files that you need to erase. Also look for temp files that might be left behind.

Dale

I think you are right. Somehow some files which are 'not recognized' are apparently in the internal memory and not visible for me to delete them.

How would you normally check a disk volume for errors on the Mac? However you do it, do the same with the disk that mounts from the Gen3. Eg, on Windows, you right click on the disk icon, select "Properties", then "Tools", then "Error checking". Presumably the Mac has something similar?

From your description, however, it seems clear that you do have a corrupt internal file system. What I'd do is make a backup of the "system" folder, then reformat the internal disk (to FAT32) using your Mac, and put the system folder back. That should fix the problem.

How would you normally check a disk volume for errors on the Mac? However you do it, do the same with the disk that mounts from the Gen3. Eg, on Windows, you right click on the disk icon, select "Properties", then "Tools", then "Error checking". Presumably the Mac has something similar?

From your description, however, it seems clear that you do have a corrupt internal file system. What I'd do is make a backup of the "system" folder, then reformat the internal disk (to FAT32) using your Mac, and put the system folder back. That should fix the problem.

I've got a Windows laptop in addition to the Mac desktop. Using the Properties in Windows shows that 53.9 Megs of disc space are 'in use' even though my programs on the disc total around 12 Megs with 9.7 megs alloted to the System folder of the Cybook.

I did the error check and defrag but nothing seemed to change.

Harry or Dale, could you give me instructions on how to do what you propose on the Windows computer (reformat the cybook internal memory)?

I've got a Windows laptop in addition to the Mac desktop. Using the Properties in Windows shows that 53.9 Megs of disc space are 'in use' even though my programs on the disc total around 12 Megs with 9.7 megs alloted to the System folder of the Cybook.

I did the error check and defrag but nothing seemed to change.

Harry or Dale, could you give me instructions on how to do what you propose on the Windows computer (reformat the cybook internal memory)?

I'm not sure how to format the internal disc on either the Mac or PC.

Thanks much!

Just do a re-install of the firmware. Do not reformat the internal memory using the Mac or PC formatting tools.

I'm not sure that will help, Derek. Reflashing firmware v708 doesn't touch the internal memory! I would suggest reformating the internal disk, personally.

Then he should re-install using Build 538 - which does a full format and re-install, including files that aren't included in the transitional updates. When he's done that, he can re-install Build 708.

I don't really think doing a full format on the internal memory of the Cybook is a 'good thing'. Really, I don't.

Note that I'm not saying I've tried it, just that I don't think it will work. And if it doesn't and he ends up with a 'bricked' Cybook, he'll then have to shell out money to have Bookeen repair/replace it.